Stay safe Mr. Sanneh. Our prayers are with you and some of the finest
Gambians currently working in Ivory Coast (Dr. Jah being the latest to join
you). We wish you and your families well. This Knuckle-head (Guie) will not
be satisfied unless he brings turmoil to a once peaceful and prosperous
country. God save us from such power hungry thugs.
KB


>From: Sidi M Sanneh <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Ivory Coast: Promised election results fail to materialise
>Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 13:00:08 GMT
>
>The situation remains fluid.  Some security and precautionary measures are
>being taken by individual institutions, including schools, by letting off
>their employees and students early. A curfew tonight is eminent, according
>to sources, as the elections results are being "prepared" for release at
>some point in time, hopefully before the end of the day, Tuesday 24th
>October, 2000
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>
>
>  ABIDJAN, Oct 24 (AFP) - Ivory Coast election officials on Tuesday failed
>to
>resume publication of presidential election results as promised at 11:00
>a.m.
>(1100 GMT).
>   However officials at the National Electoral Commission were preparing
>the
>television studio from which the results from the election Sunday are to be
>broadcast, an AFP correspondent said.
>   The release of the results was postponed late Monday, fuelling fears
>that
>General Robert Guei's military regime was trying to rig the figures.
>   The delay triggered protests by supporters of his opponent Laurent
>Gbagbo,
>who claims to have captured 61 percent of the vote. The protests were
>violently quelled by soldiers and gendarmes.
>   Early results released Monday showed that Gbagbo had captured 51 percent
>of
>the votes against 40 percent for Guei. But the figures were based on only
>eight percent of the ballots cast.
>   so/crl/gd
>
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